WeatherWatch.co.nz has received these exclusive photos of the damage caused by Tropical Cyclone Vania.
The storm was actually fairly weak when it did this damage – it continues to strengthen and will pose a serious threat to New Caledonia on Friday.
Tropical Cyclone Vania has the potential to bring very stormy conditions to New Zealand next week, sometime between Tuesday and Thursday predicts WeatherWatch.co.nz.
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Above photos / Darryl Ranford
Below photos / Nicolas Dufus
– WeatherWatch.co.nz
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Guest on 14/01/2011 3:25am
I hope someone has noted the weather moving across southern australia on a merging course with varnia???? and us……
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Hamo on 13/01/2011 8:17am
This is interesting in regards to this cyclone
http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/warnings/sh0511.gif
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WW Forecast Team on 13/01/2011 8:55am
Yeah it’s following a track eerily similar to Cyclone Drena back in 1997. But every cyclone has a very different personality. Will be interesting to see what the models come up with in the coming days.
Phil
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robnz on 13/01/2011 8:46pm
Deja vu?
Interesting account of Drena http://rae.falkor.gen.nz/drena.html
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Guest on 13/01/2011 7:13am
WOW! And then it was only a category 1? Hope it doesn’t hit as like that!
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Rey on 13/01/2011 7:44am
Didn’t it get upgraded to a Cat 2? Still bad for what it is… Hope no one got hurt…
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WW Forecast Team on 13/01/2011 8:11am
Was only a tropical storm when it hit Vanuatu, but was upgraded to a Cat1 cyclone. Now it’s Cat 2 as it moves towards New Caledonia.
Cheers
– WW
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